How to Tie Artificial Flies 383 



more catch in some bright red floss, and hold- 

 ing the loose strands of herl along the shank, 

 wind the silk over both of them and the shank 

 about three times; fasten the floss, cut off the 

 end, and carry your 

 binding silk up to the 

 head, when your work 

 should appear like Fig- 

 ure 12. Now carry 

 out the balance of the 

 body with the peacock 

 herl, put on the legs, FlG - ' 3 ' 



and tie back your wings, and the fly is made, as 

 shown in Figure 13. 



Having described, in as simple a manner as 

 possible, the method of dressing ordinary flies, 

 I will now give a list of those flies in general use, 

 making comments from time to time, when oc- 

 casion requires, of any special style of dressing. 

 I will not give an additional list of feathers and 

 materials required, as all this knowledge may be 

 gained from the descriptions of the flies. 



Brown Palmer or Hackle. Body, red silk floss 

 ribbed with gold tinsel; legs, brown hackle 

 wound whole length of body. This fly may be 

 varied by using for the body yellow or green 



